Please confirm attendance! Skype Chat for Learners of English: House-husband - Stay-at-home dad

Question

We recently hosted a chat for advanced learners of Spanish and I was very lucky to get 6 native Spanish speakers on board so that the Spanish learners had the priviledge to hear all kind of different accents

Saturday 26th, 11.30 Spain

Our Topic of the day: House-husband - Stay-at-home dad

So, let's think of the following :

Would you like to be that rather than go out to work?

Would any man in your country consider being a house-husband?

Does your culture accept this idea?

What advantages can you think of being a house husband?

Thanks a lot for joining in ...so many of you!!

I would like to keep this at an intermediate level so that everybody can understand and participate, even beginners like Lukax.

I hope I will get a lot of people to join this chat, especially lots of different English accents As you can see, there will be three hosts on the chat, from three continents!!

This will be known as the four continent chat!!

For non-native English speakers: Please prepare like a 2 -3 minute opinion about the topic. Be prepared to answer questions If you have no personal experience, tell us about the culture or custom in your country.

Moderators: Heidita (Spain) , Marianne (Massachusetts) , Ray (Australia)

Participating members:

Non native speakers: Sakis(Greece) Culé (Turkey) Cogumela (Spain), Dakie (Mexico) , Tony (Mexico) , Vicente (Chile) , Melissa- Jing (China), Vaanz (India)

Preference will be given to the non-native English speakers. I have invited some by mail.

Native English speakers: Ken (Alabama) , Jenny (England - Manchester area) , Goyo (Kentucky) , Hotchick (Trinidad) , Joe (Boston) , Margaret (Canada) , Sally (England), Chrulman (Indiana)

Heidita ,Please count me in, too :) - FELIZ77, Feb 21, 2011

Please see my update (I am responding to your e-mail to me!) - FELIZ77, Feb 21, 2011

Heidi did you ask Vicente? - HotChickCD, Feb 21, 2011

I did hotty, of course, but he has not answered yet, I have just added him.... - 00494d19, Feb 21, 2011

I will be there :D - Vicente1, Feb 21, 2011

Heidi I do not understand why you sent me an e-mail today asking me if I could be there at the Skype chat but then not put me on your list of native English speakers say there already too many people ??? - FELIZ77, Feb 21, 2011

and say there are.... - FELIZ77, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 1

Don't be surprised when everyone says that I have the best accent.

Jejejeje.

I hope you mean your Spanish accent guapita , I want to hear all about that Fab trip of yours ,both of them. - ray76, Feb 21, 2011

Jajaja. Yes, my Mexican Spanish accent is quite better than my Boston English accent. - --Mariana--, Feb 21, 2011

I have to hear that¡¡ :) - Dakie, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 2

I'll be there!! although the "completely in English" part frightens me a bit.

These chats are really helping me a lot. I hope to hear many different accents there!!

My beautiful Cogumela , your English is absolutely perfect, you have been correcting my English now, as well as the Spanish. How good is that! - ray76, Feb 21, 2011

"to hear" - ray76, Feb 21, 2011

Hug, Ray ! :) - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011

Your English is good Cogumela and improving all the time :) If it is any comfort I feel the same way when Heidi explains things competely in Spanish at her usual pace/speed lol - FELIZ77, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 3

This is what I've been waiting for jaja, I hope there's still a room available. - Dakie, Feb 21, 2011

Love the personal pronoun (wink). - --Mariana--, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 4

I'll be there .

Oh goody goody gumdrops! Fantastic Jen. - ray76, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 5

Wow, I think my time zone has already put me out of contention (just woke up!) but if there is room - ¡sí, por favor!

great, Canada too, wonderful - 00494d19, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 6

If there's any space left I'd love to join you.

Answer 7

I'll be there!... , count me in

wow great - 00494d19, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 8

I would like to be there is if there is room.

Answer 9

Okay, I'll be there.

Fab, culé looking forward to having a great chat with you , don't think we have spoken before . - ray76, Feb 21, 2011

Actually we have spoken, last week, with Dakie, Sandy, Vicente, then my electricity went off... :) But, I'm looking forward to hearing the Aussie accent of yours again, Ray. - culé, Feb 21, 2011

she came to the spanish advanced chat ray, great spanish!! ;) - 00494d19, Feb 21, 2011

Yes I remember now , you are sooo good! - ray76, Feb 21, 2011

He is just bluffing :), Hi culé - Dakie, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 10

Welcome all you English learners to this exciting new Saturday chat.

I shall be a co -host which may give you an opportunity to hear English

spoken from three continents , and will extend your vocabulary ,and also

allow you to learn colloquial terms and idioms with a colorful Australian

inflection . We have a lot of fun on the chat , it is a relaxed and friendly way

of learning in a kind of family atmosphere . Put your names down quickly

and if you have not been on before then please send your skype name

to Heidi so that she can add you to the group chat.Looking forward to a great chat.

It will be so great to see you, Ray...it's been too long since we've chatted. - --Mariana--, Feb 21, 2011

Yes you are a year older , you are catching up to me now. - ray76, Feb 21, 2011

Thank you Ray, this'll be, as always, a great experience. - Dakie, Feb 21, 2011

Hey Ray. PM me if this is on again.I will try to join - nizhoni1, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 11

I'll be there.

Answer 12

I'll be there. I'm really looking forward to it.

Answer 13

I'm confirming

my atten

I'm prepared and ready!!

great - 00494d19, Feb 26, 2011

Answer 14

Wow, thanks for the great response to help our non native English speaking friends Me among them of course jeje

As a matter of fact, I found the advanced chat we had the other day fascinating, and I also enjoyed Gary's chat the other day, due to the fact that there were some newbies there... I just love hearing different accents from all over the world, the more difficult to understand the better.

So far, we are far too many, however, there is always the last minute drop out and I am still expecting some answers from non natives I have mailed.

Jenny won't be able to be there the whole night and neither will Jason...so we can add somebody else later on, if you don't mind being added later.

Anyway, I will add the topic tomorrow, so stay tuned, the English speaking natives can relax this time, jeje, you don't have to prepare anything.

"we are far too many" Go directly to the Dunce Corner and don't even T H I N K of leaving until you've thought long and hard about this mistake grrrrrrrr. - --Jen--, Feb 22, 2011

I have often heard the verb "to be" used by English speakers in this context. - Eddy, Feb 26, 2011

Answer 15

Heidi!!!!!

Interesting topic..... I'm in............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a lots to share!!!!! Especially about my Paris Trip!!!!!!!!!!!!